Wondering what to get the ardent model railroader in your life?
Magazines
You can’t go wrong with model railroading magazines, like Model Railroader and Trains. Always full of great tips, prototype information, and beautiful, detailed photos of magnificently crafted layouts, it’s sure to please them the year round.
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Posters and Wall Art
Give them beautiful posters or framed wall art to decorate their train room, office or den.
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Empty railroad tracks Framed Art Print
Galloway, Ewing
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Union Pacific, Yellowstone Framed Art Print
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Steam Locomotive Framed Art Print
Teller, Grif
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Union Pacific, Los Angeles Locomotive Framed Art Print
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Canadian Pacific Railroad Train Framed Art Print
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Atlantic City Framed Art Print
Eggleston, Edward…
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New York, Central Railroad Framed Art Print
Ragan, Leslie
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Santa Fe Railroad, Grand Canyon Framed Art Print
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Union Pacific, Zion Canyon Framed Art Print
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Union Pacific, Grand Canyon Framed Art Print
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Union Pacific, Steamliner Colorado Framed Art Print
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Union Pacific, California Calls Framed Art Print
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Canadian Pacific Railroad Locomotive Framed Art Print
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New York, Central Railroad Locomotive Framed Art Print
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State Railroad Museum, Old Sacramento, CA Framed Photographic Print
Chattopadhyay,…
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Steam Locomotive of Heber Valley Railroad Tourist Train, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA Framed Photographic Print
Smith, Scott T.
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Kelso Railroad Depot and Visitors Centre in Mojave National Preserve, California, USA Framed Photographic Print
Saks, Stephen
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New York, Central Railroad Bullet Train Framed Art Print
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Norfolk and Western Railroad 4-8-4 Locomotive Framed Photographic Print
Galloway, Ewing
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Train of the Pennsylvania Railroad is Hauled by Their Class T-1 Passenger Locomotive Framed Art Print
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Calendars
Books
Cool Stuff
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3-D model railroad CAD programs like 3rd PlanIt, and CADRail can make track and layout planning much easier. They allow you to visualize the look of your layout before ever sawing a board or laying down track. However, there is another solution out there now that can provide similar 3-D CAD capability for your planning process. Google’s Sketch Up tool provides CAD capability and the ability to make animated walkthroughs of your virtual layout. Best of all, it’s free! The Blissfield Model Railroad Club has used Sketch Up to model their layout, which is under development. They have posted photos and videos of their layout on their blog.
Feel free to share your views and opinions of the available CAD software out there for the model railroad hobby. Expect to see a review of many of the available software packages here within the next few months.
The Battle Creek Model Railroad Club will host a series of open houses on three consecutive Thursdays, December 6, 13 and 20. Featuring a large operating HO scale model railroad, the club will be open from 7-9 pm in the basement of 2 West Michigan Ave.
